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2012 Track and Field
Indoor: Participated in the 400m and 600m ... Placed first at the Illini Open in the 400m with a time of 49.85 ... Ran a personal best 600m time of 1:20.05 at the Big Ten Championships ... Participated in five meets.
2011 Track and Field
Outdoor: Ran in the 800m for three meets...Placed fourth at the Tom Botts Invitational with 1:52.66, giving him a personal-best...Helped the 4x800m relay team place first at Sea Ray Relays...Participated in the 4x400m relay team in the Big Ten Championships prelims
2010 Track and Field
Outdoor: Ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay which qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round of Championships and missed advancing to the NCAA Championships by two spots after a season-best time of 3:07.67 ... Scored points at the Big Ten Championships as part of the 4x400m relay which placed sixth ... Competed in the 800m at five meets and recorded a personal-best time of 1:55.13 at the Iowa Invitational.
Indoor: Ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay that scored at the Big Ten Championships with a fifth-place finish and time of 3:14.21 ... Took 13th in the 600m at the Big Ten Championships with a personal-best time of 1:20.20 ... Placed third in the 400m at the Carle/Health Alliance Classic with a time of 49.77 ... Ran the 500m and 800 at the Meyo Invitational and the 600 yards at the Iowa State Classic.
High School
Took second in the 400m at the 2008 Illinois Class A state meet and third in 2009 ... Earned 10 varsity letters, with eight from cross country and track and two in basketball ... Was a National Merit Scholar.
Personal
Born Jan. 22, 1991 ... Parents are Thaddeus and Debra Taylor ... Has two brothers ... His biggest thrill in sports is passing someone on the straight-away ... Enrolled in general curriculum.
Taylor's Personal Bests
Outdoor
800m: 1:52.66 - Tom Botts Invitational (4/9/11)
Indoor
400m: 49.77 - Carle/Health Alliance Classic (1/23/10)
600m: 1:20.05 - Big Ten Championships (2/25/12)
Updated March 2012
